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''Amitermes'' is a
''Amitermes'' is a genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of termite
Termites are a group of detritivore, detritophagous Eusociality, eusocial cockroaches which consume a variety of Detritus, decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, Plant litter, leaf litter, and Humus, soil humus. They are dist ...
s in the family Termitidae
Termitidae is the largest family of termites consisting of 2,125 described species of which are commonly known as the higher termites. They are evolutionarily the most specialised termite group, with their highly compartmentalized hindgut lackin ...
. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts and rainforests. Characteristics of ''Amitermes'' soldiers include a bulbous head, sickle-shaped mandibles with a single tooth on their inner margins and cephalic glands on the front of their heads.
Species
About one hundred species including the following species listed by the Encyclopedia of Life: *'' Amitermes beaumonti'' Banks, 1918 *'' Amitermes coachellae'' Light, 1930 *'' Amitermes conformis'' *'' Amitermes cryptodon'' Light, 1930 *'' Amitermes darwini'' *'' Amitermes dentatus'' *'' Amitermes emersoni'' Light, 1930 *'' Amitermes ensifer'' Light, 1930 *'' Amitermes eucalypti'' *'' Amitermes evuncifer'' *'' Amitermes floridensis'' Scheffrahn, Su and Mangold, 1989 *'' Amitermes germanus'' *'' Amitermes hastatus'' *'' Amitermes heterognathus'' *'' Amitermes laurensis'' *'' Amitermes lonnbergianus'' *'' Amitermes meridionalis'' *'' Amitermes minimus'' Light, 1932 *'' Amitermes obeuntis'' *'' Amitermes pallidus'' Light, 1932 *'' Amitermes parvulus'' Light, 1932 *'' Amitermes parvus'' *'' Amitermes silvestrianus'' Light, 1930 *'' Amitermes snyderi'' Light, 1930 *'' Amitermes vitiosus'' *'' Amitermes wheeleri'' (Desneux, 1906)References
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